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last friday five star recruits officially committed to maryland. he is a top ten player in the country. he helped good council finish 12-0. he will be joined by wes brown and mcmadarous. 12 players are from the washington area. >> what we can do this year and in the continuing years attracting the in state talent or the guys that can make a difference. the guys that want to make a difference, guys that want to be here in maryland and have that pride. so, we are excited as we move forward and continue to get prepared for spring practice. >> maryland's spring practice begins march 10th. i'm dave feldman. >> now you have the news edge. the news is always on on myfoxdc.com. tmz is up next. see you tonight at 10:00. b
last friday five star recruits officially committed to maryland. he is a top ten player in the country. he helped good council finish 12-0. he will be joined by wes brown and mcmadarous. 12 players are from the washington area. >> what we can do this year and in the continuing years attracting the in state talent or the guys that can make a difference. the guys that want to make a difference, guys that want to be here in maryland and have that pride. so, we are excited as we move forward...
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tonight we sat down with him in his maryland home to reflect on houston and the potential pitfalls of being a celebrity. >> i was just shocked, you know, and the way i got it was from a news outlet calling asking me to come into the studio to be on the talk about the death of whitney houston. i said what? >> reporter: so many people hearing the news said what? veteran radio and tv personality donnie simpson is credited with doing the first tv interview with whitney houston on his primetime music video show in the 1980s. here's another photo from back in the day, houston with simpson, and simpson's wife. houston's passing is deeply personal. saturday night is a night simpson will never forget. >> i listened to the very first song that she did, you give good love, and man, it was a wrap. i just cried myself to sleep. ♪baby, you give me good love >> reporter: a legendary voice eventually ravaged by addiction battles. although full details surrounding her death and whether drugs and alcohol played a role aren't yet known, what we do know is that she had tremendous access. >> certainly w
tonight we sat down with him in his maryland home to reflect on houston and the potential pitfalls of being a celebrity. >> i was just shocked, you know, and the way i got it was from a news outlet calling asking me to come into the studio to be on the talk about the death of whitney houston. i said what? >> reporter: so many people hearing the news said what? veteran radio and tv personality donnie simpson is credited with doing the first tv interview with whitney houston on his...
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starks out to whitington hit as 3 pointer freshman from columbia maryland had a high to improve to 9 and 4 in big east play afterwards, jt 3 had high praise for nate. >> i thought he made the hustle plays i mean just his efforts, was very good and we needed it i mean you could just see him going after the rebound, the block shots and then at the offence him being strong, got trapped a couple times, got a second shot, offensive rebound, and some passes but i just think it is his overall effort. >>> maryland hosting miami hoping to avenge a 12 point loss to the hurricanes, turps wearing pink to support breast cancer awareness final minute, down 1. drives and weighs it in 72-71 lead, miami's next possession, hurricanes lose it in the lane but comes to silvia bullock gave mimety lead for good. >> nba afternoon raptors lakers, kobe bryant a factor, first quarter, lakers come out hot, andrew bynam good pass good finish. fineham, scores a season best 341st quarter. lakers down 1. kobe bryant gets to the corner, kobe had 27 lakers win, 94-92. >> wizards are embarking on their first extended
starks out to whitington hit as 3 pointer freshman from columbia maryland had a high to improve to 9 and 4 in big east play afterwards, jt 3 had high praise for nate. >> i thought he made the hustle plays i mean just his efforts, was very good and we needed it i mean you could just see him going after the rebound, the block shots and then at the offence him being strong, got trapped a couple times, got a second shot, offensive rebound, and some passes but i just think it is his overall...
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the maryland terrapins had a nice recipe for getting over the duke blues. the blue devils you remember beat the terps by 18 on saturday, but today college boston reverse it. boston college came to college park and with three acc wins the eagles aren't scaring anybody. terrell stoglund, drains the three-pointer in the 1st half. all 14 were scored by stoglund who had a game high 24. terps in the lead at the break. 2nd half mayor goes on to win 81 -- maryland goes on to win 81-65. >>> wild one in tall's tonight virginia tech facing florida state. hokies led by as much as 15 in the 2nd half but michael snare makes the three to give fsu the one-point lead. eric green shot at the other end, it's off the mark. seminoles stun the hokies 48- 47. >>> no. 10 georgetown visits providence saturday night. the hoyas are 9-4 in the big east tied for fourth in the conference. a top four spot is significant because it guarantees a double bye and a spot in the quarterfinals in the big east tournament. head coach john thompson, iii wants his players focused on providence and n
the maryland terrapins had a nice recipe for getting over the duke blues. the blue devils you remember beat the terps by 18 on saturday, but today college boston reverse it. boston college came to college park and with three acc wins the eagles aren't scaring anybody. terrell stoglund, drains the three-pointer in the 1st half. all 14 were scored by stoglund who had a game high 24. terps in the lead at the break. 2nd half mayor goes on to win 81 -- maryland goes on to win 81-65. >>>...
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maryland rallies to defeat duke. duke's first loss of the year. last night the nascar season got off to a wild season on fox with a bud shoot out, 75 nonpoints race highlighted by a spectacular crash at the end. jeff gordon hits kyle busch in the m and m car. busch able to avoid contact and won the race. gordon went up the track into jimmie johnson and kurt busch. gordon on his side then flipped over multiple times for the first time in his 1 year sprint cup career. he was able to walk away from the horrific accident uninjured. today he spoke about his wild ride. >> what an incredibly safe race car. we have the hendrick seat that we build, the lawns device, the safer barriers. to go through the experience, i think i had more injuries trying to get out of it when they said let's turn it over and i said no, i'll get out. >> today qualifying for the front row of the sunday 500. carl edwards won the pole with an average speed of 143 miles per hour. greg biffle won the other front spot. the first time that roush fenway racing swept the front positions.
maryland rallies to defeat duke. duke's first loss of the year. last night the nascar season got off to a wild season on fox with a bud shoot out, 75 nonpoints race highlighted by a spectacular crash at the end. jeff gordon hits kyle busch in the m and m car. busch able to avoid contact and won the race. gordon went up the track into jimmie johnson and kurt busch. gordon on his side then flipped over multiple times for the first time in his 1 year sprint cup career. he was able to walk away...
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mark graber, professor of law and government at the university of maryland joins us tonight. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> a lot of people thought the case was going to be dead, the plaintiff is a senior at lsu. why do you think the court agreed to hear this case in thorough? >> i think they're interested in modifying ruder. the lower court said the past affirmative action governs the case. everyone on the lower court did so and that they taking it suggests they want to make new raw unaffirmative action. >> reporter: nine years ago, the supreme court ruled that universities could use race, not quoted as factors when determining admissions but they make up different then and how might they impact the outcome? >> reporter: he was at the center of the affirmative action cases and he may not go as far as justice scalia and justice thomas and say no affirmative action at all, but he may cut back and have stricter -- and how they use affirmative action. >> reporter: if the court finds the issue of race in determining college admissions is uncons
mark graber, professor of law and government at the university of maryland joins us tonight. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> a lot of people thought the case was going to be dead, the plaintiff is a senior at lsu. why do you think the court agreed to hear this case in thorough? >> i think they're interested in modifying ruder. the lower court said the past affirmative action governs the case. everyone on the lower court did so and that they...
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. >>> maryland's house of delegates will consider a bill to legalize gay marriage today as of last night advocates were still trying to lock down the last of the 71 votes needed to pass legislation lawmakers are expected to vote by tomorrow if it passes maryland would join dc and 7 other states allowing same-sex marriage. >>> interacial marriages in the united states are at an all time high according to a few research studies 1 in 12 are interrational that is a record 4 .8 million, the steady flow of new asian and hispanic immigrants increased the number oviparous speck tiff spouses, and blacks are more likely than before to marry whites the study shows a growing div.ty in the unite -- diversity in the united states. >> prosecutors want former prince georges county executive jack johnson to pay his fine before turning himself in this saturday, according to the washington times a motion was filed yesterday requesting he pay the $100,000 fine upfront, rather than installments after his release. prosecutors say he is nearly $212,000 in cash he could use to make the payment. he was sentenced
. >>> maryland's house of delegates will consider a bill to legalize gay marriage today as of last night advocates were still trying to lock down the last of the 71 votes needed to pass legislation lawmakers are expected to vote by tomorrow if it passes maryland would join dc and 7 other states allowing same-sex marriage. >>> interacial marriages in the united states are at an all time high according to a few research studies 1 in 12 are interrational that is a record 4 .8...
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to maryland and virginia, we swabbed 25 different surfaces. >> these were surfaces that we wanted to see what kinds of microorganisms might be present and if we have to worry about that. >> reporter: using a sterile swab, we wiped it on the surface of the touch pad or screen, dropped it in a sterile solution and brought it to american university microbiologist nancy zeller for testing. the samples were tested two ways. both show bacterial growth but the red one contains sheep's blood. >> we can see if there is any bacteria that might have a pathogenic potential. in other words, could cause disease because they will actually break down the blood cells. >> reporter: that will be important later. first, let's look at atms. we already know money is notoriously filthy because it changes hands so much but getting that money out may be just as bad. tests on five different atms showed three with bacteria. >> you might be able to see it a little bit better if i turn it over. >> reporter: on a scale of zero to four, two samples ranked a four plus. >> if you have bacteria on these surfaces, you
to maryland and virginia, we swabbed 25 different surfaces. >> these were surfaces that we wanted to see what kinds of microorganisms might be present and if we have to worry about that. >> reporter: using a sterile swab, we wiped it on the surface of the touch pad or screen, dropped it in a sterile solution and brought it to american university microbiologist nancy zeller for testing. the samples were tested two ways. both show bacterial growth but the red one contains sheep's...
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>> thank you very much, matt ackland. >> uh. >>> and maryland lawmakers are considering an amendment to the constitution to let them remove a politician from office once convicted of the crime. this comes from the conventions of jack johnson and his wife leslie. and thisble allows a convicted official to be re-instated if the reason they were convict side overturned. >>> frederick delegate patrick hogan reportedly considered voting yes on the bill before the lawmakers and today, he said he doesn't believe it's necessary to institute new marriage laws and supports maryland's current law, allowing civil unions to provide benefits. >>> new testimony in the debate of free birth control under the obama administration's healthcare laws. for the first time, health and human services secretary cathleen sebealeous faced a congressional hearing. the hhs first ruled all employ ear his to provide free contraception to women and later, that was modified to ensure companies pay and not catholic-affiliated organizations. >> and did you or anyone at hhs conduct or -- the constitutional or freedom of
>> thank you very much, matt ackland. >> uh. >>> and maryland lawmakers are considering an amendment to the constitution to let them remove a politician from office once convicted of the crime. this comes from the conventions of jack johnson and his wife leslie. and thisble allows a convicted official to be re-instated if the reason they were convict side overturned. >>> frederick delegate patrick hogan reportedly considered voting yes on the bill before the...
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maryland falls to 5-7 in the a.c.c., virginia 7-5. it's the 11th game this season that virginia has held an owe pope exhibit under 50 pounds. >>> seth greenberg and virginia tech hoping to rebound from a heartbreaking loss in georgia tech. mfon udofia throws up a prayer and it is answered. timeout. the three at the buzzer is good. hokies age georgia tech 74-73 in o t. hokies are now 4-8 in a.c.c. play. >>> it was a homecoming game at fogy bottom. jorge washington hosting st. joseph's. gw led by 19. gw off and running. taylor to robert pellum in the alley oop. the colonials cut the deficit to four points. the hawks would add insurance. despite a big rally, gw falls at home to st. joe's, 73-66. george mason defeats lamar 75- 71 in a bracket buster matchup. >>> 10th ranked georgetown will be tipping things out at the top of the hour in providence. the top four teams earn a double bye into the quarter finals of the big east tournament in three weeks. but as j. t. iii will tell you, they are taking games one at a time. you look at the big
maryland falls to 5-7 in the a.c.c., virginia 7-5. it's the 11th game this season that virginia has held an owe pope exhibit under 50 pounds. >>> seth greenberg and virginia tech hoping to rebound from a heartbreaking loss in georgia tech. mfon udofia throws up a prayer and it is answered. timeout. the three at the buzzer is good. hokies age georgia tech 74-73 in o t. hokies are now 4-8 in a.c.c. play. >>> it was a homecoming game at fogy bottom. jorge washington hosting st....
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it's better than maryland as a whole, which is 6.7, and the u.s., which is 8.5. >> also threads to a thriving economy, but does that make them wealthy? >> i would not classify we are living high off the hog. >> dean of the council for community and economic research agrees. >> to rank something based on the income does not take into account real cost of living issues. >> the guy who calculates the nationwide cost of living index. he says after you factor in the local cost for items like housing, utilities, groceries, and transportation, incomes go down by 43%. >> that $119,000 in loudoun county, when you apply basically, you know, take the 43.3% away from that, you're down to 83,000. >> it's still a good chunk of change. but with the area ranking in the top ten highest cost of living in the country, rich is relative. melanie, fox 5 news. >>> oprah is begging fans to tune into her new network and she managed to get herself into a heap of trouble in the process. plus this local basketball star was shot at 10:00 and robbed days later. his incredible rise to the top coming up. but first,
it's better than maryland as a whole, which is 6.7, and the u.s., which is 8.5. >> also threads to a thriving economy, but does that make them wealthy? >> i would not classify we are living high off the hog. >> dean of the council for community and economic research agrees. >> to rank something based on the income does not take into account real cost of living issues. >> the guy who calculates the nationwide cost of living index. he says after you factor in the...
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maryland governor martin o'malley says his same-sex marriage bill could be approved by a house committee this week. >>> in montgomery county, a judge releases interview tapes of brittany norwood who was convicted of murdering her coworker inside a lululemon store in bethesda. in the tapes, she is seen crying and is emotional. she pretended to be the victim a horrific crime that he she blames on fictional attackers. >>> testimony will continue in the trial of george huguely accused of killing yeardley love in her apartment in 2010. yesterday, a coroner testified that the cause of death was was blunt force trauma. >>> whitney houston's body is back on the east coast this morning, arriving in her home state of new jersey late last night. that is where her family is making funeral arrangements. a service is expected to take place later on this week. her body was released to the family yesterday after authorities completed an autopsy. the pop icon was found dead in her beverly hilton hotel room on saturday. >>> uncertainty perhaps is the biggest challenge facing the apparel industry. >> nowhe
maryland governor martin o'malley says his same-sex marriage bill could be approved by a house committee this week. >>> in montgomery county, a judge releases interview tapes of brittany norwood who was convicted of murdering her coworker inside a lululemon store in bethesda. in the tapes, she is seen crying and is emotional. she pretended to be the victim a horrific crime that he she blames on fictional attackers. >>> testimony will continue in the trial of george huguely...
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a maryland woman said last night someone threw a heavy object at her car and probably from an overpass and this is what it did to her windshield. it happened on east capital street near minnesota avenue. fortunately, the woman was not hurt but said when he called police, they said that there have been similar incidents. she wants to get the word out so other drivers can be on the lookout. >> and police released this video of a person of interest who may have information on a attempted sexual assault. it happened january 16th on 16th street northwest around 3 a.m. if you recognize this man in the video, call d.c. police. >>> growing concern in northwest d.c., along with a rising number of street robberies. and there were three more crimes this morning, two involving a handgun. one of the robberies was in the heart of dupont circle. matt ackland is here with the story. >> this is frightening. >> reporter: a lot of folks are worried about the number of armed robberies happening these days. in most cases, the victims are walking down the street and when they are approached from behind, a g
a maryland woman said last night someone threw a heavy object at her car and probably from an overpass and this is what it did to her windshield. it happened on east capital street near minnesota avenue. fortunately, the woman was not hurt but said when he called police, they said that there have been similar incidents. she wants to get the word out so other drivers can be on the lookout. >> and police released this video of a person of interest who may have information on a attempted...
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i'm interested to see what the senators from virginia and maryland have to say. i always thought his credit card is not tied to his home address in washington, maybe back in pennsylvania. maybe that's why he's mad. >> it could be. there's no legal precedent. we can sell the tickets to whom they want? >> no. this is a presale you see typically with a lot of teams maybe not in this setting geographically, but it's funny. we saw someone up on fox in philadelphia. they had a legal analyst went on and said what they're doing is legal, but it's not about the senators or the phillies fans. it's about our fans coming together supporting what's going to be a great team. >> to order tickets or find out more about keeping philly fans out of the park, head to the team's website nationals.com/ourpark. >>> kids' toys are going hi- tech these days. we'll show you how some children's favorite toys are actually getting a facelift. >>> on the news edge what could be lurking in your lipstick has caught the attention of federal investigators at 11:00. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our
i'm interested to see what the senators from virginia and maryland have to say. i always thought his credit card is not tied to his home address in washington, maybe back in pennsylvania. maybe that's why he's mad. >> it could be. there's no legal precedent. we can sell the tickets to whom they want? >> no. this is a presale you see typically with a lot of teams maybe not in this setting geographically, but it's funny. we saw someone up on fox in philadelphia. they had a legal...
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alyssa thomas misses the layup, but thomas lays it in to give maryland a two-point lead, hawkins with a team high 19, duke with a chance to tie it or win the game. haley peters for three. her shot is blocked by thomas, tune expires. duke is defeat the 60 -- time expires. duke is defeated 63-61. >>> the northern trust open, phil mickelson on 18, all or nothing needs to sink this putt, a birdie putt to force a play. wow, that was good. he's now tied with bill haas. keegan bradley in the same situation. it went in. move the fox 5 buzzer, please. haas predicted he would make it and he was right. second playoff hole no. 10 haas from 45 feet away. the speed looks good. the line looks even better. a birdie to win the tournament. haas wins the northern trust open in the playoffs, his third straight year with a pga victory. so that's pretty good. coming up tonight on geico sports xtra we'll have more on jeremy lin's big game, more from the maryland women who also had a big win and we'll preview spring training. i'm going down thursday for the nats pitchers and catchers reporting today. positio
alyssa thomas misses the layup, but thomas lays it in to give maryland a two-point lead, hawkins with a team high 19, duke with a chance to tie it or win the game. haley peters for three. her shot is blocked by thomas, tune expires. duke is defeat the 60 -- time expires. duke is defeated 63-61. >>> the northern trust open, phil mickelson on 18, all or nothing needs to sink this putt, a birdie putt to force a play. wow, that was good. he's now tied with bill haas. keegan bradley in the...
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southern maryland and portions of virginia as well down towards slopial beach. you've got a dense fog advisory until 6:00 this morning. it doesn't mean counties off to the north and west aren't encountering it too. temperatures at reagan national, we are currently 41 degrees. 39 out at dulles. 40 in hagerstown. 45 in ocean city. going to be a sort two stories here. first the fog but once we burn the fog off, a beautiful afternoon. bright sunshine expected and warm temperatures. how about low to mid-50s. mild and breezy. winds out of the north and west 10 to 15. should be a gorgeous afternoon. >> more details on the forecast. we'll talk about the weekend coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> traffic alert now before we talk with julie. a part of the beltway is closed in montgomery county after an early morning accident. the crash between a tractor- trailer and a car happened somewhere around 3:00 a.m. we do know one person died in this accident. right now, the inner loop is closed at connecticut avenue. let's get more now with julie wright and the latest on this.
southern maryland and portions of virginia as well down towards slopial beach. you've got a dense fog advisory until 6:00 this morning. it doesn't mean counties off to the north and west aren't encountering it too. temperatures at reagan national, we are currently 41 degrees. 39 out at dulles. 40 in hagerstown. 45 in ocean city. going to be a sort two stories here. first the fog but once we burn the fog off, a beautiful afternoon. bright sunshine expected and warm temperatures. how about low to...
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maryland is starting to get moist rumor as we go through the afternoon maybe a couple mod -- moisture. as we go through the afternoon, maybe a couple moderate down pures. it looks like it will keep -- downpours. it looks like it will keep on moving and by friday morning the sun is back. for the weekend we start to track another storm system that will develop in the gulf of mexico. this is its position saturday morning. the track will be real important. we don't know which of these two tracks it's going to take. it will make a big difference in earls it of whether or not we get -- terms of whether or not we get rain changing to snow or maybe just snow. is it too far south and we don't get much of anything? all those scenarios are possible and we hope tomorrow we start to see consensus on what might be happening for the weekend. it's president's day weekend. it will be getting colder heading into the weekend. we'll watch that sunday precipitation. in the meantime we know what's really hot it. has to da with basketball. i'll let -- do with basketball. i'll let feldy tell you more about i
maryland is starting to get moist rumor as we go through the afternoon maybe a couple mod -- moisture. as we go through the afternoon, maybe a couple moderate down pures. it looks like it will keep -- downpours. it looks like it will keep on moving and by friday morning the sun is back. for the weekend we start to track another storm system that will develop in the gulf of mexico. this is its position saturday morning. the track will be real important. we don't know which of these two tracks...
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. >> jury selection under way in the deadly shooting of an off duty maryland state trooper, sarah williams is charged with shooting trooper brown at an apple bees he was working as a security guard in forestville in 2010 he was 24 years old. brown told williams to leave the restaurant for disruptive behaviour then williams returned and shot him. >> a small virginia town is mourning after a loss of one of its young volunteer firefighters he was killed overnight his father was also hurt. maureen has the story. >> reporter: the accident happened here about 7 miles from the gore volunteer fire and rescue department it is not known what caused the 21-year- old and his father, the tanker they were in to crash. >> he had only been with gore volunteer fire and rescue for about a year it was a family business in many ways. the entire wit kerr family is very involved with the department. zach's death sent shock waves through the small community the flag outside the gore fire station has been lowered to half staff and the sign outside asks their fallen brother zach be remembered the 21-year-old died
. >> jury selection under way in the deadly shooting of an off duty maryland state trooper, sarah williams is charged with shooting trooper brown at an apple bees he was working as a security guard in forestville in 2010 he was 24 years old. brown told williams to leave the restaurant for disruptive behaviour then williams returned and shot him. >> a small virginia town is mourning after a loss of one of its young volunteer firefighters he was killed overnight his father was also...
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>> i wish. >> or maryland or somewhere? this new milt i millionaire has not stepped forward -- this new multimillionaire has not stepped forward yet. i don't know if i would step forward. >> not you either? >> obviously. >> i can tell you are so distraught. >> i mean obviously, yeah. i didn't even play. i forgot about it. >> i didn't. none of us played. >> maybe that's why we didn't win it. >> that is probably. >> i hay friend who got five out of six. he was in maryland aand i think he won like $8,000 or something. it wasn't the real deal. >> it was all good. he didn't share it with me in any way. >> what kind of friend is that? >> forecast, going to win the lottery this week. i'm officially turning to weather man when i start saying cheesy things like that. it will be nicer today. we'll have sunshine, temperatures back in the 40s. that is after a very chilly start. your high temperatures yesterday, coldest highs of the month. only 33 at reagan national. dulles was 31. and bwi marshall was 32. the light snow we picked up on
>> i wish. >> or maryland or somewhere? this new milt i millionaire has not stepped forward -- this new multimillionaire has not stepped forward yet. i don't know if i would step forward. >> not you either? >> obviously. >> i can tell you are so distraught. >> i mean obviously, yeah. i didn't even play. i forgot about it. >> i didn't. none of us played. >> maybe that's why we didn't win it. >> that is probably. >> i hay friend who got...
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. >>> now a maryland woman narrowly escaped tragedy on her way home from work last night. she was driving through d.c. when someone threw a heavy object at her most likely from an overpass. as fox 5's beth parker shows us, she wants you to know about it hoping to keep others out of harm's way. >> it was a big thump. it happened in a matter of seconds. >> reporter: doline hatchett was doing what she does every night driving home from work, but wednesday was different. something, she doesn't know what, came crashing down onto the windshield of her minivan. here's the result. the windshield of her honda odyssey is smashed and she's a little rattled, too. >> i dodged the bullet by the grace of god. if that same incidents continue to occur, the person behind me may not be so lucky. so the message is just to be vigilant. look out for one another. if you see anyone suspicious in the overpass area, call the police, help them. >> reporter: it happened around 5:30 wednesday evening. hatchett was driving along east capitol street near minnesota avenue where there is a series of overp
. >>> now a maryland woman narrowly escaped tragedy on her way home from work last night. she was driving through d.c. when someone threw a heavy object at her most likely from an overpass. as fox 5's beth parker shows us, she wants you to know about it hoping to keep others out of harm's way. >> it was a big thump. it happened in a matter of seconds. >> reporter: doline hatchett was doing what she does every night driving home from work, but wednesday was different....
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we have a dense fog advisory for the district of columbia, prince george's county, most of southern maryland and much of south central virginia until 6:00 a.m. there is your dense fog advisory. what it is saying is visibilities are less than a quarter mile in many spots and you will encounter that when you head outside. i drove in route 50 through prince george's county and anne arundel county and i could not see in front of my car. the visibilities greatly reduced out there. now, let's do our next map. a little bit of cloud cover out there, the dense fog at the surface. 39 at dulles. 39 at bwi marshall, our forecast for today only gets better and better. after the morning fog burns off, bright sunshine. it will be a beautiful day. winds out of the north and west. 53degrees your daytime high. 55 in fredericksburg. no sense that there could be any winter storm this weekend later today. >> we are talking about fog, snow possibly over the weekend but it will still be 5 # today. >> get out and enjoy. >> thank you. >>> before we get to julie, we have a traffic alert to bring you early on this fri
we have a dense fog advisory for the district of columbia, prince george's county, most of southern maryland and much of south central virginia until 6:00 a.m. there is your dense fog advisory. what it is saying is visibilities are less than a quarter mile in many spots and you will encounter that when you head outside. i drove in route 50 through prince george's county and anne arundel county and i could not see in front of my car. the visibilities greatly reduced out there. now, let's do our...
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maryland drivers about 344 a month. independent businessman james skipwith says it already costs about 75 bucks to fill up his tank and he's making changes to his budget. >> you have to cut somewhere. we have to get around and balance the budget as best i can. >> reporter: if spring and summer gas prices do go above $4 as predicted, the pain will be in our wallets and economy as a whole. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> you can find the lowest price in your area with our gas prices map. go to www.myfoxdc.com. click on traffic, then select prices at the pump. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro tonight as the public gets its first chance to chime in on a new design for the anacostia metro station. the district was recently selected to receive technical design assistance for that anacostia stop aimed at helping enhance pedestrian and bike safety in public spaces. tonight the design committee kicked off a three-day community work session at matthew's memorial baptist church in southeast. apparently metro also needs help from busi
maryland drivers about 344 a month. independent businessman james skipwith says it already costs about 75 bucks to fill up his tank and he's making changes to his budget. >> you have to cut somewhere. we have to get around and balance the budget as best i can. >> reporter: if spring and summer gas prices do go above $4 as predicted, the pain will be in our wallets and economy as a whole. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> you can find the lowest price in your area with our gas...
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the trial begins today for the man charged with killing a maryland state trooper. cyril williams is accused of shooting wesley brown while the trooper was working security at an applebee's in forestville in june of 2010. prosecutors say brown had just escorted williams out of the restaurant. another man pleaded guilty to assisting williams. >>> president barack obama is presenting his 2013 budget at the northern community college in annandale later this morning. his plan calls for $3 trillion in deficit reductions over the next 10 years and tax increases of $1.5 trillion. >>> vice president joe biden will welcome the next leader of china at the white house tomorrow. the chinese vice president is coming for what is described as a getting acquainted visit. after meeting biden, he will sit down with president obama and other administration officials. >>> a miracle on the mountain up next. a little girl survives a massive avalanche trapped beneath more than 30 feet of snow for nearly half a day. >> we'll have the tale of her rescue coming up after the break.
the trial begins today for the man charged with killing a maryland state trooper. cyril williams is accused of shooting wesley brown while the trooper was working security at an applebee's in forestville in june of 2010. prosecutors say brown had just escorted williams out of the restaurant. another man pleaded guilty to assisting williams. >>> president barack obama is presenting his 2013 budget at the northern community college in annandale later this morning. his plan calls for $3...
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. >>> maryland has taken a new step towards a new casino. yesterday, the county executive urged a measure that would allow vegas-style casino games at the national harbor. baker says the casinos would cost about a billion dollars to build but would draw many more tourists to the area. if the general assembly gives the okay, voters would still have to weigh in on it on a state-wide referendum. of. >>> a crucial debate for republican candidates last night. it was the 20th and last one before super tuesday. now, some polls have rick santorum as the frontrunner and therefore he was on the defensive. as laura evans reports, the three other candidates did not hold back and they are holding santorum to the fire for his record in the senate. >> reporter: the economy and those high gas prices, a recurring theme at the latest gop debate starting with the candidates' opening statement. >> i'm he here to talk bay positive solution to the problems that confront this country that include everybody from the bottom up. >> i want to restore america's promise
. >>> maryland has taken a new step towards a new casino. yesterday, the county executive urged a measure that would allow vegas-style casino games at the national harbor. baker says the casinos would cost about a billion dollars to build but would draw many more tourists to the area. if the general assembly gives the okay, voters would still have to weigh in on it on a state-wide referendum. of. >>> a crucial debate for republican candidates last night. it was the 20th and...
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. >>> in maryland a less certain path for same sex marriage laws. patrick hogan reportedly considered supporting the bill but today said he is not sure if he would. martin o'malley is looking for more support in the house. >>> virginia does not allow same sex marriage but that didn't stop a couple from trying to tie the knot today. john henrehan is live with more. >> reporter: shawn, first, disclosure, i personally know one of the people involved in the event, a woman named karen rasmussen was the interim minister at a church that i attend. we have tried to not let that affect my story. we have spoken to both sides on the on going debate over gay marriage. highway signs welcome people to virginia but they also warn them radar detectors are illegal here, so is gay marriage. voters in the commonwealth in 2006 approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting same sex unions. these two have been in a committed relationship for 26 years. the two retired naval officers don't want to go to d.c. or new york to get married. >> we are going to -- it makes sens
. >>> in maryland a less certain path for same sex marriage laws. patrick hogan reportedly considered supporting the bill but today said he is not sure if he would. martin o'malley is looking for more support in the house. >>> virginia does not allow same sex marriage but that didn't stop a couple from trying to tie the knot today. john henrehan is live with more. >> reporter: shawn, first, disclosure, i personally know one of the people involved in the event, a woman...
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down in southern maryland, parts of virginia, you are under a fog advisory. once we get rid of the fog, should be a beautiful day. temperature will be nice and mild. we are expecting highs back into the mid-50s later this afternoon. great looking friday forecast. 41 now in town at reagan national. 45 in gaithersburg. 42 in fredericksburg. the entire imrear is well above freezing. that is good news. 4 # down in leonardtown. looking at our satellite-radar, we are in for a bright and sunny day. high pressure will be building in this afternoon. it will give us a bit of a breeze from the north and west. our temperatures we'll be in the comfortable range but i think that breeze will make it feel just a little cooler. of a got the satellite-radar focused down to our south because the makings of our next storm system starting to take shape here. we'll see an area of low pressure here by this time tomorrow. this will track off to the north and east and all indications are that it will emerge off the carolina coast by late sunday and sunday night and bring us a picture
down in southern maryland, parts of virginia, you are under a fog advisory. once we get rid of the fog, should be a beautiful day. temperature will be nice and mild. we are expecting highs back into the mid-50s later this afternoon. great looking friday forecast. 41 now in town at reagan national. 45 in gaithersburg. 42 in fredericksburg. the entire imrear is well above freezing. that is good news. 4 # down in leonardtown. looking at our satellite-radar, we are in for a bright and sunny day....
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. >>> the latest now on the push to legalize gay marriage in maryland. governor martin o'malley supports the measure and maryland's house may vote on the bill this week. governor o'malley says he is still a few votes short of the 71 needed to pass the house. >>> in virginia today, same-sex marriage supporters will hold a rally at the fairfax county courthouse. it will start at 1:30 this afternoon and will be attended by local religous leaders. ous >>> a look now at the morning's other top stories. testimony continues today in the murder trial of george huguely, the former university of virginia la crosse star is accused ever killing his ex- girlfriend yeardley love in her apartment in 2010. yesterday, a coroner testified that love clearly died of blunt force trauma. fox 5's paul wagner is covering the trial in charlottesville. he will join us live in our 9:00 hour. >>> an investigation is under way into an accident that killed a virginia firefighter. 21-year-old zach whitaker was a volunteer firefighter in the town of gore. he and his father were in a ta
. >>> the latest now on the push to legalize gay marriage in maryland. governor martin o'malley supports the measure and maryland's house may vote on the bill this week. governor o'malley says he is still a few votes short of the 71 needed to pass the house. >>> in virginia today, same-sex marriage supporters will hold a rally at the fairfax county courthouse. it will start at 1:30 this afternoon and will be attended by local religous leaders. ous >>> a look now at...
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. >> new this morning four people shot at an apartment complex in maryland it happened 4:00 a.m. holly spring meadows, in the 5500 block marlboro pike district heights none of the injuries we are told are life threatening as soon as we get more information on this one we will pass it along to you. >>> the murder trial of george huguely is in the hands of the jury the former university of virginia lacrosse player is accused of killing his ex- girlfriend may of 2010. the prosecution and defense wrapped up during more than 3.5 hours of closing arguments yesterday the judge gave the jurors options to begin deliberations right away but they wanted to start fresh next week. >>> dave chapman's voice waiverred as he stood before the jury and told them about a decision made 10:30, may 2010. yeardley love had been drinking and decided to stay home she locked her bedroom door and went to sleep. what happened next was out of a horror movie the door was kicked in by a 6'1", 200-pound plus division 1 lacrosse playerer who attacked her can you imagine the sounds the furry. this was no battle ro
. >> new this morning four people shot at an apartment complex in maryland it happened 4:00 a.m. holly spring meadows, in the 5500 block marlboro pike district heights none of the injuries we are told are life threatening as soon as we get more information on this one we will pass it along to you. >>> the murder trial of george huguely is in the hands of the jury the former university of virginia lacrosse player is accused of killing his ex- girlfriend may of 2010. the...
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the trial begins today for the man charged with killing a maryland state trooper. cyril william is accused of shooting wesley brown while the trooper was working security at an applebee's in forestville in june of 2010. prosecutors say it happened moments after brown had escorted williams out of the restaurant. another man was already -- has already pleaded guilty to assisting williams. >>> testimony will resume today in the murder trial of george huguely. he is accused of killing yeardley love in her off-campus apartment in 2010. the two had dated for two years but had broken up several times. last wishing fellow student testified he saw huguely choke love several months before she was killed. paul wagner is live in charlottesville and he will have an update at 9:00. >> strong winds dropped down a huge tree into a home in fairfax, virginia trapping a woman sleeping in her bed and her husband in the bedroom. firefighters were able to shore up the tree and get them out. three other people inside the home at the time were not hurt. the family will have to find a new
the trial begins today for the man charged with killing a maryland state trooper. cyril william is accused of shooting wesley brown while the trooper was working security at an applebee's in forestville in june of 2010. prosecutors say it happened moments after brown had escorted williams out of the restaurant. another man was already -- has already pleaded guilty to assisting williams. >>> testimony will resume today in the murder trial of george huguely. he is accused of killing...
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the beltway itself, no issues in virginia or maryland. keep in mind, if you are in the district, reversible roads carrying two-with a traffic. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. over to you. >>> a programming note to pass along. former astronaut and ohio senator john glenn will join us live later this morning. you can catch that interview at 7:30. 7:30. >>> that is teen pop heart throb cody simpson and his number one song, on my mind. he is on tour and making a stop at the fillmore in silver spring. first, cody simpson will be live in our studios in our 9:00 hour. we'll talk about his success and he'll sing for us live here on fox 5. >>> superhero on the basketball court. >> he is barely 5 1/2 feet tall. we'll introduce to you the baltimore crime stopper. stay with us. with us. wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedr
the beltway itself, no issues in virginia or maryland. keep in mind, if you are in the district, reversible roads carrying two-with a traffic. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. over to you. >>> a programming note to pass along. former astronaut and ohio senator john glenn will join us live later this morning. you can catch that interview at 7:30. 7:30. >>> that is teen pop heart throb cody simpson and his number one song, on my mind. he is on tour and making a stop...
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maryland, $3.59. and virginia, $3.50. >>> president obama compromised this week, but was it enough? >> some catholic bishops say no and this could be a battle between church and state. >>> and more memories of whitney houston from a make-up artist in our area. stay with us. ♪ no matter what they take from me ♪ they can't take away my dignity ♪ ♪ because the greatest love of all is happening to me ♪ ♪ i found the greatest ♪ ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches look big? this valentine's day, the new color of love is... white! exclusively at verizon, get the white droid razr by motorola! thin. fast. smart. strong. more color. same droid razr. o
maryland, $3.59. and virginia, $3.50. >>> president obama compromised this week, but was it enough? >> some catholic bishops say no and this could be a battle between church and state. >>> and more memories of whitney houston from a make-up artist in our area. stay with us. ♪ no matter what they take from me ♪ they can't take away my dignity ♪ ♪ because the greatest love of all is happening to me ♪ ♪ i found the greatest ♪ ...
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all maryland casinos. county executive rushern baker testified in front of a senate committee urging them to approve a measure to allow vegas style casino games at national harbor. the price tag, a billion dollars to build. baker says it would draw many more tourists to the area. if the jerk gives it a thumbs up, voter would still have to weigh in on a state-wide referendum. what-- if the general assembly gives it a thumbs up, voters would still have to weigh in on a state-wide referendum. >>> the four remaining presidential candidates argued over hot topics like immigration but also took shots at rick santorum. >> you are entitled to your opinions but you are not entitled to misrepresent the facts. >> when people are running for office, they are really fiscally conservative. when they are in office, they do something different. >> i don't think we've seep in history of this country the kind of attack on religous conference, freedom, tolerance that we've steen in barack obama. >> it is utterly stupid to sa
all maryland casinos. county executive rushern baker testified in front of a senate committee urging them to approve a measure to allow vegas style casino games at national harbor. the price tag, a billion dollars to build. baker says it would draw many more tourists to the area. if the jerk gives it a thumbs up, voter would still have to weigh in on a state-wide referendum. what-- if the general assembly gives it a thumbs up, voters would still have to weigh in on a state-wide referendum....
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a 13-year-old fell out of a moving vehicle saturday on hartford road in parkville, maryland. police say the teen was leaning out of the car to get sick and that is when he fell and was hit by another car. family and friends held a vigil honoring the boy last night. a memorial has been set up near the spot where he died. >>> d.c. police are searching for a man they say is armed and dangerous. he is wanted for the attempted murder of the mother of his children. >> yolanda stone was shot when she went to pick up her 4-year- old son from his father's home. fox 5's john henrehan talks with her family. >> reporter: yolanda stone is 30 years old and the mother of three young children. they are remembering the old yolanda, the i don't land after before wednesday evening. >> always smiling, always joking. she was always there for you. and it is just so sad that this had to happen to her. because she was a friend. any time you needed to talk to somebody, she was there. your yolanda stone was gunned down onal den place in northeast washington when she had just driven to at 7:20 wednesda
a 13-year-old fell out of a moving vehicle saturday on hartford road in parkville, maryland. police say the teen was leaning out of the car to get sick and that is when he fell and was hit by another car. family and friends held a vigil honoring the boy last night. a memorial has been set up near the spot where he died. >>> d.c. police are searching for a man they say is armed and dangerous. he is wanted for the attempted murder of the mother of his children. >> yolanda stone was...
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and maryland and down into northern virginia. the way it's looking right now we'll get a little snow up in here. the heaviest of the snow still looks like it will be farther down to the west and southwest and then mainly rain for southern virginia into north carolina, but again that could even change. tomorrow we'll be watching things closely. as we get into an, we should have a very good idea on what is going to happen. winter storm watch has been posted, this not in effect for d.c., but you can see here -- winchester, you're not in this, but culpeper, you are and page county, rappahannock county farther down to the southwest along i-81 into winter storm watch. the thinking with that is they may pick up as much as 5 inches of snow or a bit more. this is futurecast tomorrow at 5:00. a few clouds, but sunshine, too and temperatures tomorrow will be great, right up into the middle 50s, some places in the upper 50s, midnight tomorrow night look at all the moisture coming in with this storm. thunderstorms down in the deep south, seve
and maryland and down into northern virginia. the way it's looking right now we'll get a little snow up in here. the heaviest of the snow still looks like it will be farther down to the west and southwest and then mainly rain for southern virginia into north carolina, but again that could even change. tomorrow we'll be watching things closely. as we get into an, we should have a very good idea on what is going to happen. winter storm watch has been posted, this not in effect for d.c., but you...
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. >>> jury selection begins in the trial of a man accused of murdering an off duty maryland state trooper, he was gunned down back in 2010 moments after being taken out of the restaurant by the trooper, brown worked a second job to help support his mentoring organization. >>> making headlines this morning president obama is presenting his 2013 budget northern virginia community college in an non-dale later this morning his plan calls for $3 trillion deficit reductions over the next 10 years tax increases of $1.5 trillion anyone in virginia who wants to vote on super tuesday has until 5:00 p.m. today to register it is easy to do so people can register department of motor vehicles, public libraries online there are only s on the march 6th ballot, only mitt romney and ron paul got enough signatures to qualify. >> if you are hoping to see madonna in concert be prepared to pay up >> tickets go on sale in less than an hour for the show at verizon center but unfortunately most of them will be scooped up in all likelihood in mere moments and many people will have to pay more than face value. alle
. >>> jury selection begins in the trial of a man accused of murdering an off duty maryland state trooper, he was gunned down back in 2010 moments after being taken out of the restaurant by the trooper, brown worked a second job to help support his mentoring organization. >>> making headlines this morning president obama is presenting his 2013 budget northern virginia community college in an non-dale later this morning his plan calls for $3 trillion deficit reductions over the...
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. >> the maryland terps taking a settle win on the road against duke. >>> and we dealt with some snow today and now we're dealing with some cold temperatures. look at the colder air is that is settling in for us and from the upper midwest. it's making the trek across our area into tomorrow. how long it's going to stick around. next. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? . >> maryland had the cameron crazies today. >> this is what they call the student sec at duke. >> oh, george and they torment the coaches and players. it's funny to be there and that is a super small gym. all of the players and fans are putting atrans on them and they will introduce you. hi, pa maureen.
. >> the maryland terps taking a settle win on the road against duke. >>> and we dealt with some snow today and now we're dealing with some cold temperatures. look at the colder air is that is settling in for us and from the upper midwest. it's making the trek across our area into tomorrow. how long it's going to stick around. next. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours....
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if it passes, maryland would join d.c. and seven seven other states in allowing same-sex marriage. >>> making head heinz this morning, the kennedy name could soon return to congress. >> also ahead, we'll have new details this morning on funeral plans for whitney houston. how her family is responding to outrage from fans over the decision to keep the ceremony private. we are back in a moment. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ mike ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it would be a real treat to hear this monster fire up. [ jaronda ] i think a lot of people, when they look at a jet engine, they see a big hunk of metal. but when i look at it, i see seth, mark, tom, and people like that who work on engines every
if it passes, maryland would join d.c. and seven seven other states in allowing same-sex marriage. >>> making head heinz this morning, the kennedy name could soon return to congress. >> also ahead, we'll have new details this morning on funeral plans for whitney houston. how her family is responding to outrage from fans over the decision to keep the ceremony private. we are back in a moment. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i...
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damascus, over 2 inches, same for lavalle maryland. frost burg, 4 inches plus. bayard west irvin yeah, they have already gotten 7 inches or more winchester just over as inch as well as far as winds are concerned, gusty, already today, national recorded wind gusts town 47 miles per hour 49 dulles, 46 baltimore and those winds are a big factor today temperatures right now low 20s but we've got wind chills you factor in winds temperatures and these winds gusting everywhere even up to 37 miles per hour you can see and feels like it is only single digits in many of our neighbourhoods this is a good indication what the weather and really feeling like when you step outside because the wind chill values as i mentioned is a combination of winds and temperatures combined take it seriously, this weather is pretty dangerous when it is cold like that. 35 degrees for a high today, if we make it we will be struggling to get there the reality is sun is out there, don't be really deceived by it, winters chill, cold, very very cold don't leave your pets outside and speaking about
damascus, over 2 inches, same for lavalle maryland. frost burg, 4 inches plus. bayard west irvin yeah, they have already gotten 7 inches or more winchester just over as inch as well as far as winds are concerned, gusty, already today, national recorded wind gusts town 47 miles per hour 49 dulles, 46 baltimore and those winds are a big factor today temperatures right now low 20s but we've got wind chills you factor in winds temperatures and these winds gusting everywhere even up to 37 miles per...
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somebody help me down. >>> taste of las vegas in maryland? lawmakers have yet to legalize table games but one county executive says he is ready to build a lavish gambling resort. roeshern baker talks about his plans >>> and we'll talk to two young adults who help the world by being named young futurists. >> in you are not ready to help others, why your new cell phone may be to blame. a university of maryland study says that your cell phone may make you selfish. one of the professors will be here took about that. >> we're going to talk about the weather coming on sunday. >> you are not going to let go of that, allison is it. >> well, it was written for me to say that. >> fog across the region. nice sunny day, breezy, highs in the 50s. let's do it. tera
somebody help me down. >>> taste of las vegas in maryland? lawmakers have yet to legalize table games but one county executive says he is ready to build a lavish gambling resort. roeshern baker talks about his plans >>> and we'll talk to two young adults who help the world by being named young futurists. >> in you are not ready to help others, why your new cell phone may be to blame. a university of maryland study says that your cell phone may make you selfish. one of...
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the average in maryland, $3.69 and $3.63 in virginia. >>> gas prices might be going up and interest rates are staying down. today, fed chair ben bernanke announced the plans to get interest rates at record lows in 2014 to encourage economic growth. today, bernanke told congress he's surprised the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% because the economy is not growing fast and he expects slow, steady growth to continue but it's too slow to spur businesses to produce a lot more. >> the fundamentals that support spending continue to be weak. real household income and wealth were flat and access to credit remains restricted for potential borrowers. >> the government announced the economy grow faster in november, up 3%, the highest since the spring of 2012. >>> >>> mitt romney may have gone from saving front runner to comeback kid last night. he's savoring victories from michigan and arizona. while he put his campaign back on track, there is at least one big hurdle ahead and fox 5s tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: michigan and arizona were important for romney to regain the momentum. supertu
the average in maryland, $3.69 and $3.63 in virginia. >>> gas prices might be going up and interest rates are staying down. today, fed chair ben bernanke announced the plans to get interest rates at record lows in 2014 to encourage economic growth. today, bernanke told congress he's surprised the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% because the economy is not growing fast and he expects slow, steady growth to continue but it's too slow to spur businesses to produce a lot more. >>...
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west earn maryland could be light -- western maryland could be light snow showers for you. >>> 50 today, lots of clouds going to be a shower winds out to have south and east, 5 to 10 miles per hour and that will give way to another cool one tonight not cold overnight low 35 degrees anything that does fall won't get a chance to freeze up on the roadways sprinkle or shower a possibility later tonight and a very warm 5 day forecast a mild 5 day forecast, 53 tomorrow afternoon sun, cloud up again with showers back in the forecast, thursday, friday, saturday that is nice temperatures 50 degrees, sunshine both days, all right that is your weather forecast now for your valentines day traffic report julie wright. >> all right well, getting together has a whole new means if you are stuck in bumper to bumper traffic northbound 395, making your way springfield headed out towards the 14th street bridge spotty delays, lanes open, lanes open as you travel across the anacostia bridge, eastbound 66, heavy and slow that is how she rolls, 50 to 123, again the capital belt way, leaving 95 around georgia a
west earn maryland could be light -- western maryland could be light snow showers for you. >>> 50 today, lots of clouds going to be a shower winds out to have south and east, 5 to 10 miles per hour and that will give way to another cool one tonight not cold overnight low 35 degrees anything that does fall won't get a chance to freeze up on the roadways sprinkle or shower a possibility later tonight and a very warm 5 day forecast a mild 5 day forecast, 53 tomorrow afternoon sun, cloud...
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. >>> a case of tb at university of maryland. allison. >>> thanks tony now a developing story overseas in iran officials say they are open to talk about their nuclear program but that offer comes at the same time that iran's president is photographed or videoed see him there, visiting a research reactor in teheran and as tensions between iran and israel continue to worsen joining us this morning, national security correspondent for wtop radio good to see you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about those pictures first. what message is that supposed to send to the world? >> two, one, we are going to continue with this program, with iran and two, we can wait you out we will tell you what we need to tell you to get you to the table to talk to you but that doesn't mean we are going to change our mind about anything iran's big concern is being perceived as a leader in the region, and the way to do it they believe is to have nuclear weapons another part of their issue too is their fights with some of their neighbors. they want to be seen
. >>> a case of tb at university of maryland. allison. >>> thanks tony now a developing story overseas in iran officials say they are open to talk about their nuclear program but that offer comes at the same time that iran's president is photographed or videoed see him there, visiting a research reactor in teheran and as tensions between iran and israel continue to worsen joining us this morning, national security correspondent for wtop radio good to see you. >> good...
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. >>> house of delegates expected to take up a bill to legalize gay marriage in maryland. governor o'malley says republican votes could be critical to getting it signed into law, opponents worry it could force educators to teach about gay marriage in public schools. >> final lists announced for the fifth annual, military spouse of the year awards, jeremy hilton is from burke and the finalist from the airforce the win whore will represent the nations million -- winner who will represent the nations million military spouses will be announced in may. >>> you will meet americas new top dog best in show a pooch described as having a smashed in face that frames a mop of fly away fur. sound cute? >> yes. >> we will see him when we come back stay with us >> 7:30 a.m., wednesday morning let's look at our top stories, marion barry asking the council chair to look into the behaviour of fellow councilmember after the two got into a shouting match laced with profanity this happened yesterday during a council retreat in an interview after the argument, barry said he harbo
. >>> house of delegates expected to take up a bill to legalize gay marriage in maryland. governor o'malley says republican votes could be critical to getting it signed into law, opponents worry it could force educators to teach about gay marriage in public schools. >> final lists announced for the fifth annual, military spouse of the year awards, jeremy hilton is from burke and the finalist from the airforce the win whore will represent the nations million -- winner who will...
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. >>> new this morning, dramatic video of a house fire in frederick county maryland. it happened last night 8:30 p.m., ryan morrison posted this video of the house ablaze on youtube no one was hurt in the fire no word how it started. >>> virginia couple had to be rescued after strong winds knocked a huge tree into their home. that house is in the 5000 block the labory court fairfax. firefighters were able to shore up the tree and get them out. this incident is a wake up call for other homeowners. >> we just ask residents, there has been a lot of rain you know there has been a lot of wind, go in the yard, check the trees, check the ground make sure they are pretty lodged in the ground make sure everything is okay. >> impact knocked the house off its foundation it has since been condemned three other people inside the home at the time were not hurt. >>> developing overseas right now rioters in greece on a rampage burn buildings and fighting street battles with riot police, protesting against harsh budget cuts to government jobs and minimum wage passed by parliament, 40
. >>> new this morning, dramatic video of a house fire in frederick county maryland. it happened last night 8:30 p.m., ryan morrison posted this video of the house ablaze on youtube no one was hurt in the fire no word how it started. >>> virginia couple had to be rescued after strong winds knocked a huge tree into their home. that house is in the 5000 block the labory court fairfax. firefighters were able to shore up the tree and get them out. this incident is a wake up call...